Q: Does this latest information prove once and for all that ME/CFS is not a psychological or psychosomatic illness as described by those who don’t understand the disease?
A: Absolutely!…
It has always been my opinion that chemical and similar exposures such as this have contributed to my situation too. On top of a landlord on the south of Tenerife who once sprayed acid under…
This morning I woke up coughing, snuffling, sneezing and full of catarrh. I ache (more than usual) everywhere, but particularly in my neck and shoulders, upper arms, forearms and wrists,…
Seems the experts (via the Jobbing Doctor) agree with what I felt were the rather predictable findings of my “one woman trial” on the ineffectiveness of yoghurts that contain …
Sometimes I find it hard to believe that I’ve actually achieved this, but today marks the second anniversary of my having given up smoking. Some time before that I’d bought nicotine…
Yeah, usually works for me! :-)
This morning I received copies of letters from the Pain Service team who had assessed me back in August. This included one asking a particular consultant to…
For fibromyalgia, the advice is to get gentle exercise to keep moving and avoid ceasing up. This is essential and no-one advocates this more than I. In my previous life in Tenerife, the generally…
The good news: The results from my x-ray were that there was no evidence of damage, breaks, nor any underlying osteoarthritis that might account for the ongoing pain.
The bad news: The…
Nothing surprising here, given the circumstances - and those scores, it should be noted, are after around 6 months already on the appropriate medication. Wanna check your own scores?
Here’s my contribution for this week’s Invisible Illness Week. If you want to create your own list, see this post.
1. The chronic illness(es) I live with are: (with confirmed…
Eight years ago - it was September 2001, when the now middle-aged kittehs were still only around 6 months old I was taking a couple of them to the vet. With a full cat basket in each hand, the…
People with Fibromyalgia shall have the following rights:
- The right not to be patronized.
- The right not to be dismissed as a nut job.
- The right to refrain on occasion from family and social…
“The English like people who are rude because, being so self-effacing and hypocritical themselves, they think anyone who says or writes nasty things must be telling the truth.” - The BBC, via…
